अहन्त्वबीजाद् अणुतो जायते ऽसौ जगद्द्रुमः । तस्येन्द्रियरसाढ्यानि मूलानि भुवनानि च
From the seed of 'I-sense', the subtle, arises this tree of the world; its roots, rich with the sap of the senses, are the worlds themselves.
तारका बालकलिका ऋक्षौघẖ कोरकोत्करः । वासरा गुच्छविसराḫ पूर्णचन्द्राḫ फलालयः
The stars are its young buds, the clusters of constellations its gathering of blossoms; the days are its spreading branches, the full moons its store of fruit.
स्वर्गादयो बृहद्वर्गा महाविटपकोटराः । मेरुमन्दरसह्याद्या गिरयḫ पत्त्रराजयः
Heavens and the like are vast clusters, great hollows in the branches; Meru, Mandara, Sahya and other mountains are the principal leaves.
सप्ताब्धयो ऽङ्ग स्रुतयḫ पातालं मूलकोटरम् । अगानि घुणवृन्दानि पर्वाणि पुरपङ्क्तयः
The seven oceans, O dear one, are the flowing saps; the netherworld is the root cavity; the houses are swarms of wood-boring insects; the joints are rows of cities.
अज्ञानम् उत्पत्तिमही विहगा भूतकोटयः । उपलम्भो बृहत्स्तम्भो दावो निर्वाणनिर्वृतिः
Ignorance is the earth of origin, birds are the countless beings; perception is the great trunk; wildfire is the bliss of liberation.
रूपालोकमनस्कारा विविधामोदवृत्तयः । वनं विपुलम् आकाशं शुक्ला जलमुचस् त्वचः
Forms, lights, intentions, and the various delightful activities; the forest is the vast sky; clouds are the bark that pours water.
विचित्रशाखा ऋतव उपशाखा दिशो दश । संविद् रसमहापूरो वातस्पन्दो विवर्तनः
The diverse branches are the seasons, the sub-branches are the ten directions; consciousness is the flood of sap, the movement of wind is transformation.
चन्द्रार्करुचयो लोला मज्जनोन्मज्जनोन्मुखाः । रम्याẖ कुसुममञ्जर्यस् तिमिरभ्रमरभ्रमाः
The rays of the moon and sun are unsteady, ever rising and setting; beautiful clusters of flowers are the wanderings of darkness and bees.
पातालम् आशागणम् अन्तरिक्षम् आपूर्य तिष्ठत्य् असद् एव सद्वत् । तस्यानहन्ताग्निहते ऽहमर्थबीजे पुनर् नास्ति सतो ऽपि रोहः
The netherworld, the hosts of directions, and the sky are all filled and sustained by what is unreal, as if real; when the seed of 'I am' is burned by the fire of non-doership, then there is no sprouting of even the real.
विद्याधर धराधार गिरिकन्दरमन्दिर । दिगन्तराम्बराचार चारसञ्चारचञ्चुर
The Vidyadharas are the supports of the earth, the caves in the mountains are their dwellings; they roam through the distant sky, their movement is swift and delightful.
ईदृशो यो जगद्वृक्षो जायते ऽहन्त्वबीजतः । बीजे ज्ञानाग्निना दग्धे नैव किञ्चन जायते
Such is the tree of the world that arises from the seed of ego-sense; when the seed is burned by the fire of knowledge, nothing at all comes forth.
प्रेक्ष्यमाणं च तन् नास्ति किलाहन्त्वं कदाचन । एतावद् एव तज्ज्ञानम् अनेनैव प्रदह्यते
And when it is observed, that ego-sense is never present at any time; this alone is knowledge, by which it is completely consumed.
अहन्त्वभावाच् चाहन्त्वम् अस्ति संसारबीजकम् । नाहन्त्वभावान् नाहन्त्वम् अस्तीति ज्ञानम् उत्तमम्
From the presence of ego-sense arises egoity, the seed of worldly existence; the knowledge that ego-sense does not exist due to its absence is supreme knowledge.
सर्गादाव् एव सर्गस्य किलास्याभावयोगतः । कुतो ऽहन्त्वं कुतस् त्वन्त्वं कुतो द्वैतैक्यविभ्रमः
At the very beginning of creation, since this creation truly does not exist, whence comes ego-sense, whence 'you'-sense, and whence the confusion of duality and unity?
समाकर्ण्य गुरोर् वाक्यं यतन्ते ये प्रयत्नतः । सङ्कल्पत्यागम् आमूलं पदप्राप्तौ जयन्ति ते
Those who diligently strive, having attentively heard the teacher’s words, and who uproot imagination completely, attain the supreme state.
रन्धनाज् जयम् आप्नोति स्वशास्त्रे सूपकृच् छ्रुते । विवेकी स्वविवेके च यतनाद् एव नान्यथा
Just as one achieves mastery in cooking by practicing recipes, so too the discerning person attains discernment only through effort in their own discrimination, not otherwise.
चिच्चमत्कारमात्रात्म जगद् विद्धीह नेतरत् । नाशासु न बहिर् नान्तर् एतत् क्वचन विद्यते
Know that this world here is nothing but pure consciousness appearing as wonder; it does not exist in destruction, nor outside, nor inside, nor anywhere at all.
सङ्कल्पोन्मेषमात्रेण जगच्चित्रं विलोक्यते । तदनुन्मेषविलयि चित्रकृच्चित्तचित्रवत्
By the mere arising of imagination, the varied world is perceived; when that imagination subsides, the image-maker, like the mind that creates images, also dissolves.
मण्डपो ऽस्ति महास्तम्भो मुक्तामणिविनिर्मितः । बहुयोजनलक्षाणि कान्तकाञ्चनचित्रितः
There is a great pavilion, supported by a massive pillar, fashioned from pearls and jewels, adorned with shining gold, stretching for many hundreds of leagues.
मणिस्तम्भसहस्रेण वृतो ऽङ्ग प्रोतमेरुणा । इन्द्रायुधसहस्राढ्यकल्पसन्ध्याभ्रसुन्दरः
It is surrounded by a thousand jeweled columns, with a central axis like Mount Meru, and is beautiful like the clouds at the meeting of ages, resplendent with a thousand rainbows.
स्त्रीबालपुरुषादीनां वास्तव्यानाम् इतस् ततः । क्रीडार्थं स्थापिता यत्र नानारचनयान्तरे
Within it, for the pleasure of women, children, men, and others who dwell there, many kinds of playthings are arranged in various designs.
भूतबीजपरापूर्णतमोऽरिषु सघुङ्घुमाः । तमḫप्रकाशचित्राढ्या लोकान्तरसमुद्गकाः
There are toys filled with the seeds of elements, some making humming sounds, some full of deep darkness, some adorned with light and shadow, and some shaped like other worlds.
आमोदसुभगा लोलजलदावलिपल्लवाः । लीलापद्माẖ करे स्त्रीणां विलोलाẖ कल्पपादपाः
There are delightful, fragrant, swaying clusters of clouds and blossoming branches, and in the hands of women, playful lotuses and trembling wish-fulfilling trees.
बालनिश्श्वासचलिताẖ कन्दुकानि कुलाचलाः । सन्ध्याम्बुदाẖ कर्णपूराश् चामराश् शरदम्बुदाः
There are balls moved by the gentle breaths of children, mountains as playthings, evening clouds as ear-ornaments, yak-tail fans, and autumn clouds.
कल्पान्तकालजलदास् तालवृन्तपदं गताः । भूतलं द्यूतफलकं वितानं तारकाम्बरम्
Clouds of the end of an age have become palm-leaf fans; the earth is a gaming board, the canopy is the starry sky.
भूतसारपरावर्ते द्यूते ऽक्षाश् शशिभानवः । व्योमाजिरे जगद्ग्रामपणे गृहनिवासिनाम्
In this cosmic game, the dice are the moon and sun, the playing field is the sky, and the villages and homes of beings are the squares on the board.
तथैवायं जगद्रूपस् सङ्कल्पस् सन् समुत्थितः । चिच्चमत्कारमात्रात्मा चित्रकृच्चित्तचित्रवत्
In the same way, this world, arising as a form of thought, is nothing but the essence of conscious wonder—like a picture painted by the mind, existing only in the mind's imagination.
असत्यम् एव स्फुरति तथा सत्यं विलीयते । विलीयते न स्फुरति सर्वम् अस्ति न चास्ति च
What is unreal appears to exist, and thus what is real seems to dissolve; it dissolves and does not appear—everything both is and is not.
असमुत्थित एवायं कुतो ऽपीव समुत्थितः । हेम्नीव कटकादित्वं संसारोदारकोटरः
Even though it has not arisen, it seems to have arisen from somewhere—like a bracelet appearing from gold, so is this vast hollow of worldly existence.
चिच्चमत्कार एवायम् अचित्कचनसङ्क्षयः । अत्यन्तम् एव स्वायत्तो यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु
This is nothing but the marvel of consciousness, the dissolution of inert coverings; it is entirely dependent on yourself—do as you wish.